Ron Richards (pinball, desktop publishing, BBS, and more) // Techsploder Podcast #4
May 24, 202400:54:57

Ron Richards (pinball, desktop publishing, BBS, and more) // Techsploder Podcast #4

From his childhood fascination with the Apple II Plus to publishing a zine and co-founding #iFanboy, Ron Richards opens up about his lifelong love for technology and how it has shaped his career, culminating in the development of the #Scorbit pinball app.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:27 - Interview begins
6:08 - Ron's early memories of technology that led him to the internet
10:40 - Discovering bulletin board systems (BBS) and computer game piracy
20:23 - Desktop publishing and creating a zine in college
32:47 - Discovering the pinball community and developing Scorbit
47:43 - The technology behind Disney's immersive experiences
53:33 - Final thoughts

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